Wendy Halloran
Verified
As seen in:
KUTV-TV (Salt Lake City, UT),
Facebook,
MSN,
USA Today,
AZCentral | The Arizona Republic,
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution,
Palm Beach Post,
KHOU-TV (Houston, TX),
WSB-TV (Atlanta, GA),
KIRO-TV (Seattle, WA),
KOMO-TV (Seattle, WA)
and
Covers:
Injustice, wrongful convictions, police misconduct, prosecutorial misconduct, legal system.
Alfred I. duPont-Columbia University Award winning Chief Investigative Reporter at KUTV 2News
Interview
What was your first job as a journalist?
Anchor/Crime Reporter
Have you ever used a typewriter?
Yes.
How is social media changing news?
Haven't given it much thought other than the immediacy of delivering the news but it comes with plenty of errors too.
Who's your favorite fictional journalist?
I don't believe in fiction.
What does it mean to be a journalist?
It means giving a voice to those who cannot speak. For those who have been silenced and those who have suffered from social injustice.
What's the funniest news-related #hashtag you've seen?
I don't know.
How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?
email
What tools and software do you use to do your job?
Surveillance, cameras, Lexis Nexis
What's your favorite social network?
Facebook
Who do you wish followed you?
No one.
Why did you become a journalist?
To right wrongs.
Did you work for your high school newspaper? If so, what did you do there?
No.
What story are you most proud of writing or working on?
Watching Tony Die, Raked Over the Coals and Breach of Trust
What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?
If you aspire to become an investigative journalist always search for the truth. It will defend itself.
When's the best time to pitch you?
Early Afternoon
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